Coin-bank register



July 3, 1923. v 1,460,908

J. B. INGALLS COIN BANK REGISTER Filed DEC- 19 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Iawuewtcvz July 3, 1923. 1,460,908

J. B. INGALLS COIN BANK REGISTER Filed Dec. 19 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented July 3, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Application filed December 19, 1921.

To aZZ whom it may 007266)"?L.

Be it known that I, Josrrn B. Incarns. a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of (look and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Coin-Bank Registers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention seeks to provide a receptacle for coins which may becarried in the pocket and which will accurately register the coinsinserted and automatically discharge them when a predetermined numberhave been inserted. The device is intended more particularly forcollecting dimes, although the invention is applicable toucoins of otherdenominations, and the invention seeks to provide a savings bank orpocket receptacle for coins having novel means for counting the coins,and means controlled by said counting means for preventing removal ofthe coins from the casing until a predetermined number of coins havingbeen deposited. The invention also seeks to provide novel means whereby,after a collection of coins has been removed, the insertion of anothercoin will lock the case and properly set the counting mechanism. Theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will behereinafter fully described. the novel features being particularlypointed out in the claims following the detailed description.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying mypresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the face plate partly broken away;

Fig. 3 is a section taken through the coin chute and just below theplane of the counting wheels;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 14 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the latch;

Fig. 6 isan enlarged elevation of a-counting mechanism which may beprovided in one corner of the casing;

Fig. 7 is a view of said mechanism with the cover thereof removed;

Figs. 8 and 9 are detail views of the coincounting discs.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a flat casing 1 which ispreferably rectangular and provided with a removable face plate 2. Inone end of the casing is a slot 3 throughwhich the coins may beinserted. and which registers with the upper end of JOSEPH BAKERINGALLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GOIN-BANK REGISTER.

Serial No. 523,434.

a coin chute or tube 4 which is provided within the casing and leads thecoins past a dog 5. A partition 6 within the casing .Xtends from thelower end of the tube or chute at one side thereof to the opposite endof the casing and this partition has arcuate portions disposedconcentric with and serving as guards for the counting members and isalso provided with a straight portion disposed close to one side edge ofthe casing and extending from the lower of said arcuate portions to thelower end of the casing. The lower end of the casing is closed by a gateor pivoted closure 7 which is of a form and size to fit closely withinthe end of the casing and is pivoted at its end more remote from thelower end of the partition 6. The free end of the closure extends underand beyond the end of the partition 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, andis then turned upwardly to provide a lip or tongue 8 fitting within theend of the casing and having a slot 9 at its extremity to be engaged bythe hooked end 10 of the latch 11. The said latch 11 is preferably inthe form of a lever fuicrumed between its ends within the casing at apoint located between the partition 6 and the adjacent side edge of thecasing. as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the upper end of the latch beingturned inwardly. as shown at 12, and being equipped with a leaf spring13 which bears against the adjacent side edge of the casing and tends tohold the hooked end 10 of the latch within the slot 9 of the closure. Aswill presently appear. the counting mechanism acts upon the upper freeend of the latch in such mannor as to rock the latch upon its fulcrum soas to release its hooked end from the closure and permit the closure tobe opened. To facilitate the opening or closing of the closure 7, a knob14; may be provided on the outer side of the same if so desired.

The dog 5 is essentially an angle lever fulcrumed adjacent the coinchute 4t and having its shorter arm projecting into said chute, asclearly shown in Fig. 3, a recess or slot 15 being provided in the wallof the chute to house the dog and permit play of the same. Mountedbetween the face plate 2 and the back of the casing is a counting wheel16 which is constructed with teeth or spurs 17 adapted to be engaged bythe end of the longer arm of the dog 5, and fast to the counting wheelis a stop wheel or pinion 18 having peripheral teeth 19 which areadapted to be engaged by a pawl 20 so that the counting wheel will benormally held at rest. This pawl 20 is preferably a spring fitted in thecorner of the casing and having one end bent, as shown at 21, to presenta beveled tooth or lug adapted to tit in the space between adjacentteeth 19 of the stop wheel 18. The resiliency ot the spring will hold itto the stop wheel with sutlicient strength to normally hold the wheel atrest, but when pressure is exerted by the insertion of a coin and theconsequent actuation of the dog and the counting wheel 16, the pressureof the spring will be overcome'and the stop wheel will be rotated sothat-the tooth 19 engaged by the pawl 20 will ride under the same, butas soon as the toot-h has cleared the lug 2i, said lug will return toits position in the path of the succeeding tooth so that the stop wheeland the counting wheel can move only one step as each coin is inserted.The counting wheel 16 also carries dial 22 upon which are printed,painted or otherwise dislayed numerals indicative of the amountdeposited, said numerals eing shown at 2 in Fig. 2.

Disposed below the counting wheel 16 and mounted in a similar manner isa second counting wheel 2st which is smaller than the wheel 16 but is ofsimilar form, having peripherally spaced teeth 25 and being fast with astop wheel 26. The stop wheel 26 is engaged by a pawl 27 which issimilar in construction to the pawl 20 and may be formed integraltherewith, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. A dial 28 is carried by thecounting wheel 24 and this dial has upon its face numerals 29 whichindicate an aggregate of sums counted by the first wheel 16. The faceplate 2 is provided with openings 0 therein and upon the outer surfaceotsaid plate are legends, indicated at 31., to be read in conjunctionwith the numerals upon the dials visible through the openings 30.

' In illustrated embt'idimeni oi the in yention, the dial 22 hasdisplayed thereon numbers running from O to 90 by tens, while the dial28 has displayed thereon niuncrals spaced equi-distantly about the dialand running from 0 to A pin 32 projects from the counting wheel 222 andis adapted to ride upon the freeend l2 oi? the latch ll. the parts beingso proportioned that, while the said pin will impinge against the end ofthe latch, it will not strike the pawl 27. A. simile -pin 33 is carriedby the counting wheel l6 and is adapted at the end of. each comp le te'revohition of said counting wheel to engage one of the teeth 25 of thecounting wheel 24;and thereby rotate the latter one step. The dials 22and 28 are provided each with a single tooth 34: and 35, respectively,which are arranged so that, when the first or coin is inserted, thecounting wheel 24 will be rotated one step and the 0 carried by the dial28 thereby brought into alinement with the lower opening in the faceplate 2.

Originally, the apparatus will be, of course, so set that the 0 uponeach dial will be visible through the respective openings 30 in the faceplate of the casing and the closure 7 will be held in closed position bythe latch 11. \Vhen the first (lime is inserted, the Shorter arm of thedog 5 will be swung downwardly and the longer arm of said dog,consequently, swung upwardly so that the free end thereof will impingeupon a tooth 17 of the upper counting wheel 16 and said wheel will bethereby rotated one step, whereupon the zero mark will be moved out ofalinement with the upper opening 30 and the number 10 will. appear atsaid opening, thereby indicating that the bank con- 85 tains ten cents.The operation is repeated with the insertion of each successive dime sothat eventually the number 90 will appear at the upper opening 30. Whenthe tenth dime is inserted, the action of the dog 5 will again rotatethe counting wheel 16 one step so that the zero mark will appear at theopening 30, but the pin 33 is disposed in radial alinement with the saidzero mark and, consequently, will engage the first tooth of the countingwheel 24 and will rotate the said wheel so that the zero mark upon thisdial will be moved away from the lower opening 30 and the numeral 1will. appear at said opening, thus indicating that the bank contains onedollar even. The capacity ,of the illustrated bank is four dollars butit may, of course, be ol any desired capacity. To permit it to registerup to five dollars, it is necessary merely to substitute a six-pointwheel for the live-point wheel 2 and make a corresponding change in theaccompanying dial so that the figures thereon will run from 0 to hen thetorticth dime, or the fiftieth as the case may be. is inserted, the pin32 carried by the counting wheel 24: will be brought to the positionindicated in and will bear upon the upper tree end of the latch ll thatthe said end will he pushed aside against the force of-the spring 13 andthe hooked end 10 oi the latch will be withdrawn from the slot 9 in thetongue 8 of the closure, whereupon the closure may be swung to openposition, as indicated in Fig. 3. It? the bank be held in a vertical 120position. the weight of the coins resting upon said closure will, olcourse, move the same downwardly. The tooth 34 on the dial 22 is inradial alinement with the numher it) on said dial. while the-tooth 35 onit the dial 28 is in radial alincment with the zero thereon. hen thetorticth dime has been inserted. the tooth 35 will be imme diately inadvance of the tooth 34 and the zero of thev upper dial will bedisplayed at the opening 30, while the number on the lower dial will bedisplayed at the lower opening 30. After the coins have all beenremoved, the closure 7 is swung upwardly into closed position, and whenanother dime is inserted the previously described operation will ensuewith the addition that the tooth moving with the dial will push thetooth 35 ahead so that the dial l the lower counting wheel will berotated one step and the pin 32, consequently, carried beyond the end ofthe latch so that the latch will spring into engagement with the slot 9and lock the closure. This movement will also bring the Zero mark of thelower dial into view through the lower opening in the face plate, aswill be readily understood. It will, of course, be noted that, if theteeth 8% and 35 or some equivalent thereof were not provided, thepin 32would not be carried beyond the latch and the latch permitted to operateuntil the upper counting wheel had been given one complete revolution sothat the pin 33 thereon would be brought into engagement with a tooth 25of the counting wheel 24C. This action, however, would obviously beobjectionable inasmuch as the closure would not be secured until afterone dollar had been deposited and accuracy in the counting would not beaccomplished.

In connection with the device and to further develop the thrift which isencouraged by its use, I provide a tally mechanism whereby the owner ofthe bank may be advised of his total daily expenditures for small items.This tally mechanism comprises a supplemental case -10 secured in onelower corner of the casing 1 and preferably immediately above the pivotof the closure 7. The face plate is provided with openings 41 andsuitable legends 42 indicative of dollars and cents and. within the saidcasing ll). I provide a train of counting wheels 43, 44; and 45. Thecounting wheel of such diameter that it will project through the sideedge of the casing l, as shown clearly in Fig. 6, and its edge ispreferably milled so that it may be easily manipulated by the finger ofthe user. Fixed to the counting wheel 43 is a dial 46 having numeralsthereon which are readable through the lowest opening 41 and whichindicate the expenditures in one cent amounts. A stop wheel 47 is fastto the counting wheel. 4L3 and is yieldably held at rest by a pawl 48pressed to the stop wheel by a spring e9 in an obvious manner. Thecounting wheel l3 curries apin 50 which is adapted to successivelyengage the teeth 51 on the counting wheel l i and the counting wheel 4L4likewise carries pin 52 which is adapted to successively engage theteeth 53 of the counting wheel 45. A dial 5% is carried by the countingwheel 4:4: and the numerals thereon are readable through the middleopening ell a d indicate ton cent totals the wheel 44 being actuated ateach complete revolution of the lowest counting wheel 4E3. Likewise, thecounting wheel 45 is actuated at each complete revolution otthc countingwheel leso that each time ten dimes have been registered by theintermediate counting wheel, the wheel 45 will be moved one degree andthe dial carried thereby will be moved to bring into view through theuppermost opening ll a numeral indicative of the total number of dollarswhich have been expended. The counting wheel 44 has fast thereto a stopwheel 56 yieldably engaged by a springpressed pawl 57 and the countingwheel 45 likewise has fast thereto a stop wheel 58 yieldably engaged bya spring-pressed pawl 59.

M device may be made of any preferred material and may he obviouslycarried in the pocket without inconvenience. The entire outer surface ofthe device may he covcred with celluloid or some similar material sothat interference with the interior mechanism will be prevented. Thedevice may be ennployed by banks to encourage the use of savingsaccounts and, when distributed by banks. the upper portion of the latchmay be omitted so that the device cannot be opened unless it isdestroyed or is brought to the bank distributing it A key or similarmeans may be provided at the bank to release the latch from the closureso that the collection of coins may be removed and left with the bank tothe customers credit.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device for the purpose set forth, the combination of a coinreceptacle, a pivoted closure fitting in one end of the re ceptacle, alip at the free end of the closure projecting within the receptacle andprovided with a slot, a latch having one end arranged to engage the slotin said lip, said latch extending); longitudinally of the casingimmediately adj rent one wall thereof. a spring acting upon the oppositeend of the latch to hold the latch in engagement with the lip, acounting mechanism in the receptacle at the end remote from the closureto be actuated by coins inserted into the receptacle, and an elementincluded in the counting mechanism to act upon the free end of the latchin opposition to said spring and release the closure.

2. The combination of a receptacle, a coin tube in one end of thereceptacle, a dog mounted in the receptacle and having one endprojecting into the coin tube to be. actu ated by an inserted coin, acounting wheel arranged to be actuated by the opposite end of said dog,a dial on said counting wheel, a second counting wheel arranged to beactuated by the first counting wheel, a dial on the second countingwheel, a tooth projecting side edge thereof for securing said closure, acoin tube at the opposite end of the receptacle in a corner thereof, acountin mechanism at the latter end of the receptac e controlling thelatch, and a dog at the side of and projecting into the coin tube to beactuated by an inserted coin, said dog controlling the countingmechanism.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH BAKER INGALLS. [L. s]

